Test your NFL draft knowledge with PFSN’s Guess the NFL Draft Prospect game, the ultimate player guessing game for football fans! As prospects evolve from the world of college football into the NFL, what better way to make sure you know the league’s next biggest stars?
How to Play PFSN’s NFL Draft Prospect Guessing Game
This fun game allows you to guess the player based on clues about their team, division, position, what year and round they were drafted in, where they went to school, and which number they were picked at. Each guess gives you feedback with color-coded tiles: green for a perfect match, yellow for close but not exact, and gray for no match.
The division clue will tell you if you’re in the right conference, while the year, round, and pick number clues will change color to let you know if you’re within two units of the correct figure. Additionally, for the number clues, an arrow will guide you in which direction you need to go. When it comes to the college, the arrows will tell you which way to go in the alphabet, with an up arrow indicating it is closer to “A” and a down arrow indicating to move toward “Z.”
If ever you are stuck on a guess or you can’t figure out the player's name, use your clue after the fifth guess for an extra hint to help. Sharpen your skills and see if you can guess the player before running out of tries.
FAQ
When is the 2026 NFL Draft?
The 2026 NFL Draft will start on April 23 and finish on April 25. The first round will be on Thursday, April 23, the second and third rounds will take place on Friday, April 24, and the final three rounds will take place on Saturday, April 25.
The draft remains in its traditional time heading into the final weekend in April. With April finishing on a Thursday, the 2026 NFL Draft feels early, starting on the 23rd. This is tied for the earliest start date for the draft since 2011 and tied for the second earliest since 2003.
Where is the 2026 NFL Draft?
The 2026 NFL Draft will be hosted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
This will be Pittsburgh's third time being created as hosting the NFL Draft and Pennsylvania's 17th time hosting the event. The last time the draft was held in Pennsylvania was 2017, when it was hosted at Eakins Oval in Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh's history of hosting the draft is intriguing. The 1949 NFL Draft was officially held in Philadelphia (in December of 1948), but was preceded by a secret draft meeting at the Schenley Hotel (now The William Pitt Union) in Pittsburgh. Therefore, Pittsburgh receives partial credit for hosting that draft. That draft is remembered as the year the Eagles selected Chuck Bednarik.
The last time Pittsburgh officially hosted a draft was 1948 (and the only time before 2026), when the draft was held at the Fort Pitt Hotel. That draft saw two Hall of Famers selected in the first round, with Pittsburgh selecting Bobby Layne and Detroit selecting Y.A. Tittle.